My friend and I were discussing this the other day. Like, you dedicate so much time and energy to getting in shape for this trip into fucking space, the first time this has ever been done in the history of mankind, and you fucking do it AND you come back alive, then a bunch of morons come up with ridiculous stories about how it didn’t happen, stories Buzz has had to listen to his whole life, how the fuck would you react? I don’t condone violence, but I cannot blame this guy.

Yeah, being offended is not a reason to punch somebody in the mouth. Aldrin should have been arrested for this. Besides, you’d think if you were somebody with self-esteem you’d easily be able to laugh this guy off as a nut. It would be like if I climbed mount everest and then somebody told me I didn’t. Even if that was the accomplishment of my life, I like to think I’d have enough sense to just laugh and go, “Okay buddy”, and just dismiss them as a petty, ignorant, shit-talking loser.

When you respond to a charge with violence, it only makes the accuser feel validated in their charge. After all, if they are so wrong, why get so mad about it?

“People do react rather violently to some kinds of charge, particularly if they’re true, there’s more apt to be a negative reaction than if they’re false. If they’re false charges, than they can be reacted to in a normal way, in a libel suit or whatever. But, if there’s truth in it, there can be a danger in that situation…”

Aldrin punched Sibrel because he was being loudly verbally harrassed by the guy, not just because he called his life’s work a lie to his face for no reason. He was angry because he was getting tired of being followed and filmed and was unable to stop Sibrel or get away from him. Did you even watch the video? That asshole and his film crew rented the penthouse of the hotel Aldrin was staying in! And when Aldrin tried to leave, he stood in his way and called him a thief and a liar over and over again. When the post said “Aldrin wasn’t charged because he was provoked” they honestly meant it.